A labor drug helps clean the brain: hopes for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Facebook4 X copy link More

A drug used to induce labor, prostaglandin F2α, has been shown to restore the glymphatic system in aged mice, improving the elimination of toxic waste from the brain. This discovery offers new hope for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

 

A drug commonly used to induce labor could offer new hope in the fight against neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α), known to stimulate uterine contractions during childbirth, has been shown to be able to restore the brainwashing system in aged mice, improving the elimination of toxic waste associated with neurodegeneration.

🔬 The study and the researchers involved

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